Terms of Use

Except as otherwise provided in a written agreement signed by About-Vista, Inc., these Terms of Use represent the entire understanding between you and About-Vista™ and its affiliates (collectively, "About-Vista") regarding your use of www.About-Vista.com (the "Site") and your submission of any materials to us. About-Vista is providing you access to the Site subject to these Terms of Use and the www.About-Vista.com Privacy Policy. By accessing the Site, you signify your acceptance of these Terms of Use and your acceptance of the Privacy Policy.

About-Vista reserves the right, at any time, to modify, alter, update, or remove portions of these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy, so please check them from time to time as your continued use of the Site signifies your acceptance of any changed terms. If you are dissatisfied with these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue your use of the Site.

Disclaimer

About-Vista PROVIDES THE SITE AND ITS SERVICES ON AN "AS-IS" BASIS. About-Vista MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THOSE RELATED TO: (1) THE OPERATION OF THE SITE; (2) THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, OR SERVICES INCLUDED OR DESCRIBED THEREIN; AND (3) ANY APPLICATION, INFORMATION, OR REQUEST SUBMITTED TO US THROUGH THE SITE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, About-Vista DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE), REGARDING THE SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES RELATED TO THE OPERATION OF THE SITE, THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, AND SERVICES DESCRIBED THEREIN, AND ANY INFORMATION OR APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED THROUGH THE SITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, About-Vista DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE OR ANY OF ITS FUNCTIONS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SITE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. About-Vista DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF THE MATERIALS ON THE SITE OR THE SERVICES DESCRIBED THEREIN.

Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL About-Vista BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF USE, BUSINESS INTERUPTION, OR LOSS OF DATA, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SITE, THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, OR MATERIALS DESCRIBED THEREIN, THE OPERATION OF THE SITE, ANY APPLICATION, INFORMATION, OR REQUEST SUBMITTED TO US THROUGH THE SITE, AND/OR THE SERVICES DESCRIBED THEREIN, EVEN IF About-Vista IS EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. About-Vista’S LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE IS LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF $100.

Links

The Site may contain links to other Web sites on the Internet that are owned and operated by someone other than About-Vista. About-Vista provides these links solely as a convenience. The appearance of a link does not imply About-Vista’s endorsement, nor is About-Vista responsible for the content of any linked site. You access linked sites at your own risk.

Eligibility

You must be 18 years or older to use the Site.

Compliance with Laws

You agree to comply with all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, and regulations regarding your use of the Site and your use of the services described therein.

Submissions

About-Vista accepts personal information for use in compiling About-Vista mailing lists through the Site. However, we do not want and cannot accept any requests, proposals, business plans, applications, ideas, suggestions or other materials that you consider to be confidential or proprietary.

All requests, proposals, business plans, applications, ideas, suggestions, comments, feedback, and other materials disclosed, submitted, or offered to About-Vista, using the Site or otherwise, (collectively, "Submissions") are not confidential and will become and remain the property of About-Vista. You agree that About-Vista shall be entitled to use, display, publish, reproduce, modify, transmit, sublicense, translate, create derivative works from, and distribute Submissions in any medium and through any method of distribution, transmission or display for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without compensation to you or anyone else.
Posts

All submissions made to the About-Vista forums, using the Site or otherwise, (collectively, "Posts") are not confidential and will become and remain the property of About-Vista. You agree that About-Vista shall be entitled to use, display, publish, reproduce, modify, transmit, sublicense, translate, create derivative works from, and distribute Submissions in any medium and through any method of distribution, transmission or display for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without compensation to you or anyone else.



General Proprietary Rights

The Site is owned by About-Vista and contains material that is derived in whole or in part from About-Vista and other sources. The Site and its contents are protected by international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. You may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit or distribute in any way any material from the Site, including without limitation code or software, without About-Vista’s express written permission.

Copyright

All site design, text, code, graphics, and interfaces, and the selection and arrangements thereof, on the Site are the property of About-Vista, or their content suppliers, and are protected by U.S. and other international copyright laws, © 2003-2005, About-Vista ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Prior permission to use, reproduce, or reprint any photograph, illustration, artwork, or other information or materials on the Site must be obtained from the copyright owner, regardless of the intended use. Any unauthorized use of the materials appearing on the Site is in violation of copyright, trademark, and other applicable laws and could result in criminal or civil penalties.

Trademarks

"About-Vista” and “About-Vista” and all logos associated with such terms are trademarks of About-Vista and/or its affiliates. They may not be used in connection with any product or service other than those services offered by About-Vista or its affiliates, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion, or in any manner that disparages or discredits About-Vista or its affiliates. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Notice of Potential Infringement

To notify About-Vista of any suspected infringement, please contact us at admin@About-Vista.com

Applicable Law

About-Vista operates the Site from Seattle, Washington, United States of America. The laws applicable to the interpretation of these Terms of Use shall be the laws of the State of Washington without reference to its conflict of law provisions.

Disputes

You agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use, the Site, and/or the services described therein shall be filed exclusively in the state or federal courts of King County, Seattle, Washington, USA, and you hereby consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of such courts. No action arising under or relating to these Terms of Use may be brought by either party more than one year after the cause of action has accrued.

Termination

These Terms of Use shall remain in force until terminated by About-Vista. About-Vista may terminate the Terms of Use, or suspend your access to all or part of the Site, without notice, for any conduct that About-Vista, in its sole discretion, believe is disruptive or is in violation of any applicable law or these Terms of Use. In the event of any such termination, the provisions regarding disclaimers, limitations of liabilities, Submissions, intellectual property rights, choice of law, and venue set forth in these Terms of Use shall survive.

Miscellaneous

If any provision of these Terms of Use shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

Last Updated: April 5, 2004